This document discusses factors that contribute to suicidal ideation and behaviors, including affective, biological, cognitive, and environmental factors. It outlines warning signs of suicide risk and provides recommendations for supporting individuals who may be suicidal, such as showing interest, being willing to listen, not leaving them alone, and contacting helplines for help. Lastly, it discusses approaches for prevention of suicide on individual, community, and societal levels.

2. Affective factor – fear, anger, sadness,
shame/guilt poor emotional regulation
Biological factor – genetic vulnerability such
as depression, substance abuse
Cognitive factor – negative view of self,
others, world, hopeless, helpless, worthless
Deficiency and disorder - lack of skills,
social support, frustrated psychological need
Escape - escape from the pain, responsibility,
and situation
 Family - conflict, communication, vilence

3. • Poor coping skills
Personal • Lack of support system
• Low self-esteem etc…
factor
• Failure and loss
• Academic and social pressure
Stressful
• Financial or work demand etc..
event
• Negative mood
• Negative self-talk
Triggering
factors • Withdrawal / isolation etc..
Suicide ideation and impulsive suicidal act

4. Suicide is preventable, most suicidal
individuals desperately want to live, they
are just unable to see the alternatives to
their problems
Most suicidal individuals give definite
warning of their suicidal intentions but
others are either unaware of the
significance of these warnings or do not
know how to respond to them
Talking about suicide does not cause
someone to be suicidal

5.  Feeling irritable, restless, angry or sad most of the
time
 Change in sleep pattern, self-care, sex drive
 withdrawal / isolation
 threatening to hurt or kill him/her self
 Looking for a way to kill him/her self
 Talking or writing about death or suicide
 Recent losses or major life changes
 Previous suicide attempts
 Family history of suicide
 Excessive alcohol or drugs

6. Needs
Feelings
Looking for strength
Hopelessness
Respect
Low self-esteem
Acceptance
Shame
Calm/acknowledge
Fear
Human contact
Loneliness
Summarize
Confusion

7. Be aware learn the warning signs
Get involved, become available
Show interest and support
Be willing to listen
Talk openly about suicide
Do not leave the person alone
Do not swear secrecy
Remove means
Get help from others
Contact your nearest helpline

8. Knowledgeability – familiar with suicide
Availability and accessibility of means
Exposure to suicide though media –
modeling
 Lack of coping skills and social support
 isolation of family units
 increased pressure, demand, violence,
drugs
Decreased resources, emotional support

9. Enhancing self-esteem
Coping skills training
Internal attachment – making meaning
External attachment - peer network
Talk therapy –emotional support
Problem solving, decision making
Person centered approach
Cognitive behaviour therapy

10.  Public education – awareness programmes
 Promote efforts to reduce access to means
 Identifying and educating the risk group
 Reducing harassment in schools, workplace and
community
 Media education to reduce suicide contagion
 Educating professionals in healthcare, education
and human service
 Increasing effectiveness of help lines
 Providing follow up service for suicide attempters

11. • Suicide help line world wide
http://befrienders.org/
• Suicide helpline in India
http://maitreyi.org.in/index.php?option=c
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• Suicide helpline in Puducherry
http://maitreyi.org.in/

12. Thank you for showing
interest to save someone's
lives
Please pass it to your friends
Together we can prevent suicide
Kumar mahi
http://4prevent-suicide.blogspot.com/